astonished
Example Sentences
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The development is expected to displace 130 bat roosts but Reform UK county councillor, Vernon Smith, said he was astonished by the cost of the project.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
Americans are likely be astonished at how grievances from centuries ago seem like fresh insults.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
He “converted his success at work straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the benefit of his astonished and delighted family.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
“Around this ‘ticker’ gathered and grouped a knot of eager, nervous, and anxious men,” wrote an astonished observer in 1880.
From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026
But if I was surprised at the grand manner of this shabby little man, I was even more astonished when Father hired him on the spot.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
